Speakers Bureau

Eric Childress

Consulting Project Manager

A frequent speaker, Eric’s wide-ranging expertise on metadata-related topics, is often sought for invited presentations at international professional conferences and workshops. Eric speaks on subjects related to library research, the future of libraries, developments in cataloging and other metadata-related subjects. As a staff member of OCLC Research, he contributes to various OCLC research projects. Professionally, Eric has been an active member of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) and is a member of the DCMI Advisory Board (of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative).